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It Is Him wrote:Do you still love me, Hasbro? Because if you did, you'd let me have all those cool Animated toys you're holding out on. Don't tell me those kids in Japan will get them first!
Diem wrote:"Will the Generations line include homages from all eras of Transformers?"
Diem wrote:DavidT wrote:Diem wrote:"Will the Generations line include homages from all eras of Transformers?"
I thought that was already confirmed that it would... but maybe not
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"Will the unreleased Animated figures be released in the Generations?" was my original idea but it seemed too specific.
Razorclaw0000 wrote:So what two questions were chosen? Also, was the pool of questions just this thread, or did it include questions from previous threads that have never been asked?
Gandalf wrote:You released Generation One Soundwave under the Classics line as a Toys R Us exclusive, and then Perceptor and the Insecticons under the Universe line. It seemed logical that Blaster would be the TRU exclusive for Generations, so why the change to an SDCC exclusive? Will another character be selected to uphold the tradition of non-vehicle TRU commemoratives for the Generations line? And please tell us that Blaster will also be available on Hasbro Toy Shop!
JelZe GoldRabbit wrote:Arlekkin wrote:Sorry but another question came to mind....
So everybody knows that when the Transformers came out in the early 80s, Takara could not release some characters such as Shockwave and Skyfire, as they were the property of other companies. Now, does Hasbro have the rights to all of Takara's character inventory including the e-hobby exclusive characters? And if yes, are we gonna see any of those characters in any future line?
I think the BotCon Bug Bite, Deathsaurus, Universe Leo Prime and the canceled Victory Saber pretty much confirmed that.
LiKwid wrote:Will Botcon continue to be overseen by funpub in the future or do they have a "contract" of sorts to run the con? With the delays in the registration( understandably) will Hasbro look elsewhere for a company to run their Con?
sorry had to get this off my chest LOL
guardianprime wrote:When designing a new transformer do you ever take into concideration with other hasbro toy lines?
the most specific example i can think of would be motorcycles which my this time most of us have realized are pretty close to being in scale with G.I. Joe figures. is this ever on purpose and do you have any plans (other than the one known G.I.Joe transforming motorcycle) to exploit this in the future?
Seibertron wrote:Razorclaw0000 wrote:So what two questions were chosen? Also, was the pool of questions just this thread, or did it include questions from previous threads that have never been asked?
I just used the questions from this thread. It took me about forty minutes to pick the two questions. I asked about G1 Unicron and the Transformers Hall of Fame because I felt that both questions were relevant and I didn't have an answer for them.
Constantine wrote:Optillamanus wrote:Constantine wrote:What is Hasbro's views of third-party outfits, like Fans Project, Head Robots, Mastermind, and old-timers like ReproLabels? Does Hasbro feel that these fan-based products hurt sales of Hasbro products, or help them by increasing the overall popularity of the franchise?
Theres's no way they're gonna boost popularity. They're marketed towards people who are already fans; people who aren't Transformers fans probably don't know 3rd party companies exist.
I disagree. These products are marketed primarily over the internet, and I think that the rise of fandom on the internet is what kept the franchise alive and allowed it to make the comeback that we're now all enjoying. The toys can stand by themselves, or their popularity can be increased by comics, TV shows, and such. I'm putting third-party toys into that same category.
Darkclyde wrote:Will Hasbro export the latest Animated Lines (Blackout, Arcee)in mass quantity to Southeast Asian region? (regarding that Arcee is hard-to-find on the US market)
Jetstorm9221 wrote:Is there any reason for Animated Blitzwing having buttons in his arms?
Mkall wrote:How far along is Hasbro in moving its production to Vietnam? We've seen a leader-class Starscream so far with the Made in Vietnam stamp. What does moving to Vietnam mean in terms of quality/quantity of current/future productions?
Mkall wrote:It's seeming to be a trend that figures are getting seriously redone instead of a simple repaint; not that repaints aren't done, but one has to look at Recon Ironhide and the mentioned Drift/Blurrz re-do. Is this going to be a new direction for Transformers?
Editor wrote:Thanks for using the HOF question Ryan.
I love they are doing it, I just hope they have a better plan behind it than just "hey this character is now a hall of famer"
Seibertron wrote:Jetstorm9221 wrote:Is there any reason for Animated Blitzwing having buttons in his arms?
Anyone got some speculation on this?
Hasbro wrote:We were really happy to have had been able to display the Unicron toy at last year's convention. Besides being a great item to be able to display for our collectors, we also see it as an opportunity to educate the next generation of TF fans on the vast history of the brand.
for your more specific questions: 1) we are not sure on the exact number of G1 Unicrons, we do know that it is very rare; 2) there are no plans to release a G1 Unicron or Arcee.
Hasbro wrote:Overall, our objective for establishing the Transformers Hall of Fame was to create an annual event that celebrated the accomplishments of the people and characters that have had a significant impact on the brand. Thus, you can expect that every year there will be more people and characters inducted into the Transformers Hall of Fame through a combination of Hasbro and fan input.
Seibertron wrote:Hasbro wrote:Overall, our objective for establishing the Transformers Hall of Fame was to create an annual event that celebrated the accomplishments of the people and characters that have had a significant impact on the brand. Thus, you can expect that every year there will be more people and characters inducted into the Transformers Hall of Fame through a combination of Hasbro and fan input.
Seibertron wrote:I don't think they got Shockwave or Swoop.
Burn wrote:Let it be known, I murdered Amelie.
Accidentally.
Amelie wrote:Seibertron wrote:I don't think they got Shockwave or Swoop.
The UK certainly didn't get these two lovelies. I got Swoop last year after importing him from America. Then got shafted by the import-tax man.![]()
The fact they don't know how many Unicrons were produced is curious. I'm wondering if they prematurely started mass-production but failed the toy safty tests? It's a possible explanation as to why we see full production toys, but they're unclear as to the numbers - otherwise it would be very odd not to know how many prototypes produced.
Seibertron wrote:both of the answers provided were pretty generic. I thought asking about something that didn't have to do with current or upcoming releases would reveal more fruitful answers but I was wrong. I was really hoping they would provide some neat information about the G1 Unicron toy. I think I could've provided the answer they gave us.
Burn wrote:Let it be known, I murdered Amelie.
Accidentally.
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